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BOWLINE

Climber'smethod

Whereasthesailormakesthe
bowlineinhishandsandthen
dropsitovertheobject,the
climbertiesthisknotdirectly
aroundhiswaistsothathe
canadjustthelengthcorrectly
asa safetymeasurebefore
tacklinganascent.

Method
Takethestandingpartofrope
withthelefthandandform
theturnbypullingtherope
towardsyouandtwistingthe
wristclockwise(1,2,3).
Threadthisturnoverthewrist
andtakeholdofthestanding
partagain(4).Pullthe
standingparttowardsyou
throughtheturn,formingan
eyethroughwhichyoupass
theend.Havingdonethis,
pickuptheendagainwiththe
righthand(5,6,7).Insertthe
endbackthroughtheturn,
holdingthestandingpartin
thelefthand(8).Holdboth
theendandtheloopsecurely
andpullthestandingpart
withthelefthandtotighten
theknot(9).